More audio time travel adventures from James and Sean. This time we cover the years 1892 and 1893, the world’s fair in Chicago, a couple of notorious murderers, some rude jokes about Frances Folsom (the wife of the President of the USA), and some popular music hall songs, which may not be as innocent as …
Centuries of Sound on Cambridge 105 Radio — Episode 4 (1892-1893) Read More »
January 6 – The Great White Fleet, consisting of 16 U.S. Navy battleships sailing the globe in a display of American naval power, successfully completed its passage through the Suez Canal, passing from the Indian Ocean into the Mediterranean Sea January 9 — The British Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, led by Ernest Shackleton, …
MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) | MP3 pack Many people have observed that as we get older, time seems to pass more quickly – and it seems natural to apply this to civilization in general. But while it’s true that technology has had some disorientating lurches forward over the last …
Gustav Klimt — The Kiss Georges Braque – Maisons à l’Estaque Pablo Picasso – Trois femmes Egon Schiele – Still Life George Bellows — Steaming Streets Ernst Ludwig Kirchner — Street, Dresden Ervin Plány – Breton Women Kazimierz Sichulski – Ryby Claude Monet – San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk Felix Vallotton – The Rape of …
Fantasmagorie The Haunted House The Thieving Hand Magic Bricks Trouble Of A Grass Widower Moscow Clad In Snow A Visit To The Seaside Long Distance Wireless Photography Rescued from an Eagle’s Nest The Dog And His Various Merits Stenka Razin The Tempest Dreams of Toyland Cupid’s Pranks Whaling Afloat And Ashore Over The Hill To …
I first saw Mary Mallon thirty-two years ago, that is, in 1907. She was then about forty years of age and at the height of her physical and mental faculties. She was five feet six inches tall, a blond with clear blue eyes, a healthy color and a somewhat determined mouth and jaw. Mary had …
1. Though it is undeniably the driving force behind the adoption of automation in industry, the Model T wasn’t the first car made on a production line – that was the Oldsmobile Curved Dash, beginning in 1901. 2. Famously the Model T was available in “any color as long as it’s black” – however for …
Eight things you might not know about the Ford Model T Read More »
What did the Edwardians like to do in their free time? Smoke pipes? Grow moustaches? Wear boater hats? Chain themselves to railings? Let’s add one to the list – rollerskating. Apparently the late 1900s saw a rollerskating craze sweep the UK, and at one point 500 rinks were open for public use. A deep, but …
A truism that bears continual restating; the Edwardian / “progressive” era was really, truly racist. Even the most diehard bigots these days would be unlikely to begrudge a black man his boxing career, but it took the best part of a decade of being the best boxer in the world, and two years of stalking …
Another journey into the history of recorded sound with James and Sean. This time we delve into the vaults for 1890 and 1891, explore the pop music of the gilded age, and hear the voices of P.T. Barnum, Florence Nightingale, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
